THE RADIANT CHRIST.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11157, 21 December 1907, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE RADIANT CHRIST.

■ '■■■' (By Ella^WJjeeler'rWilcox.) Mrs Wilcoos; wirites an earnest plea for a shifting :of emphasis frpmHhe Christ crucified to the Christ living aiid tnumphantr—to what the new theologians call"the imminent Christ."v We quote from The Delineator:— , ; > 7 -Arfce* 0 Wster irtiefc of iKe {*&, And paint the picture which ait' once shall .'be- ; .' •'■"'.' ■ : '',-- ; -'" ';tV.',. '- ; - ; \\- : ':.<■) InimortdLari and, blessed prpphecy 1 . . The bruised vision,; of the- world assuage ; To earth's ; dark book add one ". page ■• '■-. £> - ,• : .-" ;---x ! "-- - *■■;' ."■.:.. : '"■'■■' So-scintillant with truth that all av ho see Shall break from sujperstitioh, arid stand ■ ; !free^' • ■ ..- ■ '-•' -. -■■■/ „ ' ■'• ■-„:'; :. .'.:' ■./' Now let this wondrous -work Thy hand . * engage. ■/■-. ; : " ■■; .;".'.,; ' : -''' .;,' ,', : - "^'" '.:, " : ''■■"■ '"'■ l \-' '■•'•' ' ' '■' " ■■■'■ "• ; "- '■■' ■ " ; The mortal sorrow; of theJNaza.rene Too long has been faith's symbol and its -. -sigh,. '•■:' ■-■-.v.-'-, 1 .. I '^.-: :'. ... v.-.; .- '■"[ Too.lpng a dying Savior has siifficed Give us tlie . glowing' emblemsi which shall I . : .;mjean'; ,j-V' : ,/■■.:■ ',; ".. ; ., .:' . ■■;'■" ,'. ; ' : ' Marikindl awakened to the self -diyineThe living presence of the radiant Christ. Too long the crucifix pri Calvary 's height Has cast its Shadow- 6n. the, human ■ heart! Lfetnow religion's great co-wbrker, art, Limn on the .backgrpiirid M departing night ; ;i .A';-.. .'■ ;:'./.-;■ r> . ■ :,;'.... ■■•■;' The, shining, face, all palpitant with light, j And Qod*S'true .m.«^ag^,. tp^,ifhe world imj part. .'. ■■'''{ ;...'■■''"'': '.' -; - •'....■ - Go tell each. toiler iri' the home. and mart, "Lo, Christ is with us yet, Jf he seek aright!" / . •-.;-. ;>.-, - : '■ ■ >;:*■;' -. : y ■ : :'■■ ■..-. i: -" ■■■■■'... :.",! ;V : \'' ■.%'■'■ ,si;i:v. -'. ;;■-.''. ■-. .- ■ The .World;: forgets the word,' Christ ' ■■ : taught, : -..:'' ■:•;'• '? ':&n'iA' """'■; '„1 ;■''' •■■■ : The only word the Wrld has need to -kn.ow, . -...: .■"<:.';.,■■■ •'•■''.■''< ■;' ■•-,.'-'. The answer to creation^ 1 problem— -love, Tlie world) remembers -what "the Christ forgot — ' ■ '• ■ .'■' ■'. '>■ ':-r. '':■ ■ ■■■:■■ , His cross of anguteh and His <leath of ■ woe, '■.' ..■■■-■ - ; '; ; :.■■- ;■ ." '■■■:■ :■. ■■ ; ■ Release theMnartyrv- and the cross*' remove. < r ■ For, "now the former things have passed . away, ■■ ' . :' .'■ " . -y-': '■••■'• ' ■ ■ And .man forgetting that which lies behind, ■:.•■• , ' ■■■■•' ■ ■■-'■■■ '■ '•' •■' ;' ■' : And ever pressing forward, seeks to find The prize of His high calling." Send a ■'ray "..: " '""■■'"■\, . -■■- ■■;.. '^ .■'/.■ ■.- . ■-: . :\ From art's bright sun to fortify the day And blaze the trail to every mortal mind ; The new religion lies m being kirid ; Faith -works for men where once it knelt to pray. Faith knowe but hope where once it knew ' despair. Faith counts its gain where once it'reck- , oried loss. . ' <■ '■■ Ascending patlis its patient feet have trod, ' Man looks within and finds, salvation there^ '... | Release the suffering Savior from the cross ; .-• And give the waiting, world its radiant V Goidl ! ■■-■■ ■- ' '■'• '■'■-" " ' ; •• v ''■■ ■ ■•■ '